Timing in the Fighting Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street [Paperback]

Loren W. Christensen (Author), Wim Demeere (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

What if there was a secret ingredient that could make every single one of your martial arts techniques better? Not only faster and more powerful, but more likely to slam home to exactly the right target every time. Maybe there is. Timing is the art and science of ending a confrontation as quickly and efficiently as possible. In Timing for the Fighting Arts, authors Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demeere team up to teach you exactly how to get every last ounce of speed and power out of your techniques. Already strong and lightning fast? Prepare to get even better. Whether you want to feel safer on the street or emerge victorious in the ring, this book is packed with inside information essential to defeating your opponent. Every one of these concepts is backed up by drills and practice scenarios so you can go beyond theory and put your new knowledge to work in the ring or on the street where you need it most. If you're ready to take your skills to the next level, Loren and Wim are ready to show you the way.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In contrast to the growth of all things BJJ, pugilistic arts seem neglected...so this guide to ring and street fighting is welcome. There are many elements to becoming a successful fighter and this volume concentrates on a vital aspect, timing." -- Fighters, May 2005.

About the Author

Loren W Christensen and Wim Demeere

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Turtle Press (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880336855
• ISBN-13: 978-1880336854
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had this information years ago, November 2, 2004

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L. A. Kane (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timing in the Fighting Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street (Paperback)

Whether you are looking to win a tournament or survive on the street Christensen and Demeere offer solid, easy to understand advice that is well worth following. This excellent tome starts with the nuts and bolts of timing including Hick's law and Boyd's cycle (the Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action loop), explaining these important concepts without a lot of scientific jargon or excess verbiage. From there they go into specific techniques and case studies to help you put these concepts to practical use. There are also some enlightening vignettes from Tai Chi Chuan, The Art of War, and the Book of Five Rings. Their down to earth writing style is refreshing and entertaining. The various examples, stories, and tips make the book fun to read. Even better, the drills and practice scenarios quickly take you beyond the theory to improve your skills in a meaningful way. This book along with Speed Training (by Christensen) is a winning combination that can help any martial artist. I heartily recommend it.

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time!, May 13, 2005

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Gerard Schiela (Rockland County, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timing in the Fighting Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street (Paperback)

Face it, there are only so many hammers you can fit in a toolbox: they're all useless if the nail pounds you before you can pound it. Plenty of books tell you "what" and "how", this book tells you "WHEN" and if you don't have the opportunity it shows you how to make it happen NOW.

You will learn to create and exploit windows of opportunity in the real world and on the mat. It's not some woo-woo discussion of "timing" over too many cold ones. Techniques and examples are drawn from the experience of the authors BOTH outside and inside the dojo. They have found these to work for them, and you can make them work for you.

Christensen's extensive background as a cop and Demeere's background as both a bouncer (doorman) and ring competitor fit together to present a bigger picture than you might be getting from your dojo alone.

Both authors are long time students and instructors of the martial arts. If you are a dojo enthusiast who is looking for a bigger picture than the one you are getting in school, or looking for an introduction to pragmatic or "reality based self-defense", but find yourself put off by the frequent disrespect for the martial arts, then this book is a good choice for you. It covers similar ground to other books, but the authors do it without feeling the need to tell you that all your training is useless. In fact, they build on your training to help you get more out of it, and it's all done with timing in mind.

You also get pointers to further reading on topics that are covered only in brief and many cool new drills. I like the "statue" one especially, maybe you will too.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just waht I needed, November 19, 2004

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Chris Stone (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timing in the Fighting Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street (Paperback)

I've been training in kenpo for 12 years and I got more out of Timing in the Martial Arts as far as learning when to attack, than I have ever gotten from my sifu.

The book is loaded with great stuff, it's even comical in places. And I got to say, Loren Christense isn't too hard on the eyes.

Great book.

Christie Stone 2nd Dan